When city life loses its shine—overpriced pints, dodgy landlords, relentless 9-5s—there’s only one response: fun. That’s exactly what Home Counties deliver. Their sophomore album, Humdrum, produced by Al Doyle (of Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem), is an album about communication. Across its 10 tracks, it captures the unease of saying too much or not enough, the quiet resentment of being out-charmed, and the spiral of overthinking.

Told through the dual voices and perspectives of lead vocalists Will Harrison and Lois Kelly, Humdrum trades in wiry grooves, synths that lurch between menace and euphoria, and razor-sharp pop instincts, wrapping knotty ideas into songs that feel both meticulously constructed and joyfully unhinged.